Abide
John 15:1-8
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3 elements: The Vine, the branches, and the fruit. Jesus has just warned His followers that He is leaving, but that He will send His Spirit in His place. He will be up in heaven, but will send down a life line, a way to remain
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Our relationships, like father-child relationships; are a reflection of our relationship with God. We model our relationships after Jesus’ relationship with His Father.

ABIDING IN LOVE
Scripture Text: John 15:9
Introduction: I really have hoped to tie this message today to Father’s Day by saying that all relationship issues that are healthy; especially a father and his child, are encompassed by Scripture….. and even exemplified in the gospel message itself.
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"Abiding in Christ"
On the last evening before the Lord Jesus Christ was crucified, He preached one of the most important sermons of His life. In this vital message He taught the foundational truths that would supply the disciples with what was necessary to lay the basis for their own
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God the Father is the vinedresser, Jesus is the vine, and we are the branches

ABIDING IN CHRIST
JOHN 15:1-10
1. "I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser.
2. "Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit.
3. "You are already clean because of the word which I have
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I don’t know if any of you out there has given to thought to living in a place like Bubble Creek Canyon. Where only Christians live and are in harmony together. To be separated from the rest of the world and not have the worries that come from being with

John 15:9-15
“Abiding with Christ”
Introduction: I don’t know if any of you out there has given to thought to living in a place like Bubble Creek Canyon. Where only Christians live and are in harmony together. To be separated from the rest of the world and not have the worries that come from
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John 15:
1. I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser.
2. Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; and every {branch} that bears fruit, He prunes it so that it may bear more fruit.
3. You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you.
4. Abide
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Abiding in Christ means finding our primary fulfillment in Him, fellowshipping with Him. Abiding in Christ means that we allow Him to speak to us.

Key Scriptures: (NKJV) John 15 7 If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you. 8 By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples.
(NKJV) Joshua 1 8 This Book of the Law shall not depart from your
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Series: 1 John
Sermon: Why Abide
Text: 1 John 2:28 – 3:10
March 25th, 2007
NBBC
Intro
We’re on our 7th week of a series in which we are going through the book of 1 John. And throughout the book we have observed how John is concerned about those who had received the Gospel that he had written
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Encouragement for those suffering from loss of loved ones, or loss of a dream.

Mankind has struggled with many things. Probably the most difficult of these is adversity. Every since Adam and Eve were cast from the garden, mankind has faced adversity. It has come in many different ways and in many different forms. But regardless of the method, the struggle is just as real. It
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Let no one say when he is tempted, I am tempted from God; for God is incapable of being tempted by [what is) evil and He Himself tempts no one.

Abiding in Jesus
Introduction
Let no one say when he is tempted, I am tempted from God; for God is incapable of being tempted by [what is) evil and He Himself tempts no one.
But every person is tempted when he is drawn away, enticed and baited by his own evil desire (lust, passions).
Then
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This sermon addresses the blindness of sin, the light of Christ and the gift of salvation.

ABIDING IN THE LIGHT
Text: John 9:26-41
“Several years ago, a Greensboro, North Carolina, newspaper carried a story about a tractor-trailer rolling along on a side street in a southern city. The driver came to a low bridge and misjudged the height of his rig. When the truck came to a
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Perhaps the greatest need for Christians today is to develop a higher spiritual discipline of abiding in Christ and His word.

Abiding in Christ: John 15:7
“If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.” – John 15:7
Perhaps the greatest need for Christians today is to develop a higher spiritual discipline of abiding in Christ and His word. Many studies show that only
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Tired of trying to saw down the redwoods of sin in your life? Put some gas in the chainsaw, and let it do the work for you!

Title: How to have Godly Character
Type: Series/Christian growth
Objective: Every Christian Can display true Godly Character by applying 3 supports that are found in John 15.
Text: John 15:1ff
Intro:
The past few months, I have been bringing messages that have been designed to try and
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At least five things are given to we who abide in Jesus Christ according to his own words here in John 15.

John 15
In Byron Harvey’s “The True Vine” I found this illustration:
(Pass out clusters of grapes to each row and ask that each one take one or two grapes from the cluster as it passes by).
Read John 15:1-17
The True Vine
1 “I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. 2
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Abiding In the Vine
Text: John 15.1-7
Thesis: To prove that Christians must abide in Christ to have life eternal.
Introduction:
1. The vine symbol was one with which the disciples would be familiar.
a. It was a common figure from the Old Testament (e.g., Ps. 80.8-14; Isa. 5.1-7; Jer. 2.21;
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